Roasting Cauliflower

BlueSmoke

I work a variation on a technique I learned from Cook's Illustrated for oven-roating cauliflower. Here it is.[p]Remove the leaves from a head of cauliflower, and cut the stem so it protrudes just a little beyond the cauliflower head. If it's a big cauliflower, cut it into 8 wedges - tonight's was a small head, so I only cut it into 6. Spray the wedges with olive oil and season them with salt and pepper. Place the wedges cut side down on a sheet of foil and form the foil into a sealed pouch.[p]Heat the Egg to 450 degrees. For convenience, I put the pouch on a pizza pan, and set this on a pizza stone atop the plate setter. (Got plate setter and stone heated to 450 first.)[p]After 10 minutes, open the pouch and continue roasting for 12 minutes. Turn the wedges so "the other" side is down, and roast for another 12 minutes. (34 minutes total cooking time) Remove and serve immediately.[p]The cauliflower was so sweet Diana thought I'd seasoned with more than just salt and pepper. Not so; roasting brings out all the natural sweetness.[p]Wish I had a picture, but all six wedges disappeared before I even thought about it.[p]Ken

AZRP

BlueSmoke,
Icut the flowerettes off the head and tossed in a bowl with olive oil and melted butter and raging river, baked at 350 for 30 minutes, good stuff. -RP

BlueSmoke

AZRP,
That'd be good too. I like the caramelization I get with the higher temps.[p]Ken

mollyshark

BlueSmoke,[p]This sounds GREAT. I love cauliflower. Rest of the family hates it. Of course they've never had decent cf. Just the boil to death mushy method. Maybe I'll do one of these at OKfest![p]mShark

mollyshark

AZRP,[p]Bake these on a pizza stone or such? [p]mShark

egret

That sounds great, Ken. Got it saved in my "try next time" file.

BlueSmoke

mollyshark,
I'd try a light dusting of my EZ-Life rub.[p]Ken

AZRP

mollyshark,
I baked them in the oven on a cookie pan at 350. -RP

BENTE

BlueSmoke,
thanks i guess i just scrolled past it earlier
will try maybe saturday
happy eggin
tb

Unknown

It's much better fried, goes great with a steak dinner.